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‘Thrive: the Bah! guide to wellness after cancer’ will be published by Hay House in September 2012 -and ‘How I Said Bah! To cancer’ will son be available in the US! (Thrive will be global from the start.)
Take a Break magazine loves the Bah! book! “Of all the books written about breast cancer, Stephanie Butland’s unflinching yet humorous look at her “dance” with the disease is one of the best… It is a must read for any woman with the disease who wants to be proactive in her approach to treatment.”
Amazon reviews for the Bah! book are making me blush/cry… here.
High five!
Hi,
Feeling a bit crappy after second chemo I was tempted by rare sunshine to go for a drive. I wondered into a bookshop this afternoon with no intention other than humouring my family and found myself picking up your book. I was soooo not ready to read about breast cancer but I flicked a few pages and found myself giggling. I put the book down obviously, because I am soooo not ready to read about what I have/have not/had but on the spur of the moment grabbed it again and before I knew what I was doing, it was paid for.
I read it in two hours and am amazed. It is like I am reading my own story but I would have used a ruder word than Bah! Several probably.
I want to thank you.
You have allowed me to tweak those final wee pieces of my mind which were bugging me, such as ‘dancing with ‘ rather than ‘having’ cancer. Asking for help rather than just getting on with it and struggling.
I was only diagnosed 8 weeks ago and since then have had two surgeries and two chemos so I have not had time to tweak them myself…chemo brain got there first.
A great book with enough humour to humanise our situations and make it seem bearable. And our situations/ages are very similar so it was close enough for me to find it very helpful…you have also put enough facts in to actually help me: I was never told the stats for survival with chemo nor the fact that the first two do most of the work. Your experiences of radiotherapy are also helpful as I have yet to have that, and really do not know what to expect despite already meeting my radiotherapist.
This is a great book, funny, real and despite being HH (dis-ease my butt) I found myself reading it all in one go and reading bits out to my husband. He of course is just pleased to hear me laugh but I know he now wants to read it. It has been a real tonic in more than one way.
I have several websites and blog and fb page as I have been totally open with my own situation and will be telling everyone about this book . Thank you!
Dear Gaynor,
Hello and welcome to Bah!. I’m so glad you found the book – reading your comment was like reading everything I hoped for the book. So – thank you for taking the trouble to come and say what you have said. Take care, and be well,
Stephanie x
I was alo moved reading this by my namesake – there aren’t too many of us around! Stephanie and I had the same surgeon which is how we met when she lived in Wimbledon.
I was alo moved reading this by my namesake – there aren’t too many of us around! Stephanie and I had the same surgeon which is how we met when she lived in Wimbledon. She is an inspiring woman , excellent at knitting and I am very pleased her book is helping you. Spontaneous laughter is such a relief at times. I wish you well in your recovery and I am around if I can be of help.
Gaynor